The latest dessert to make the rounds on TikTok stands out from the site’s usual, sometimes questionable fare in that it both looks and tastes good and requires no bright colors or canned goods. The “crinkle,” as it’s become known, uses phyllo dough and custard to create a super simple treat with an impeccably crispy top and a mystifyingly tender center. As with so many viral recipes, it serves as something of a blank slate, allowing users to riff on it and create their own versions.
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The dessert first became popularized by user RamenaSaidWow, who alludes in multiple videos to having a business that sold these, and who explains that this is not her personal invention. Rather, it’s a traditional Middle Eastern dessert (Lebanese or Chaldean, she guesses), called muakacha; she just perfected her own version.
